This event will outline the importance of SMEs in the private sector and the vital role SMEs can play in tackling malnutrition through increasing equitable access to nutritious food. Learning tools from organizations supporting SMEs and nutrition including Access to Nutrition Initiative’s (ATNI) Nutrition Business Monitor tool, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food and Nutrition division (ESN) SME e-learning modules and the Innovative Food System solution (IFSS) portal - will be presented and followed up by three speakers from the SME food and beverage sector sharing inspirational case studies and examples of ways that SMEs can contribute to the fight against malnutrition, including a Q&A session.